Brits spend hours looking on their phone - particularly while sitting on the toilet, new research has revealed

In research exclusively released to The Sun Online, it has also been revealed that people spend 24 hours a year stalking their friends, family or love interests on social media.

The survey of 2000 people, commissioned by Dig That Gold, further shows the average adult uses their phone 26 hours each year on the loo - with the number more than doubling to 54 hours for those between 18 and 34.

Phone-obsessed adults also look at their mobile devices an average of 85 times a day, with many admitting to checking their smart phone first thing in the morning and last thing at night.